Multiple thumb stall



May 13, 1930. F, L, BALLARD ET AL; 1,758,681

MULTIPLE THUMB STALL Filed Jan. ll, 1930 Patented May 13, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT @FFI-CE;

FRANK L. BALLARD, F ANKENY, AND WILLIAM A. ROBSON, 0F SGRANTON, IO'A.`

MULTIPLE THUMB s'rALL Application filed January 11, 1930. Serial No. 420,073.

The principal obj ect of our invention is to provide a thumb or finger stall that has a plurality of selective wearing sides whereby long and eflicient use is assured.

A further object of the invention is to provide a multiple thumb stall that is easily and quickly placed on the hand of the wearer and when once installed thereon does not accidentally become detached therefrom.

A still further object of our invention is to provide a multiple thumb or finger stall that may be quickly changed from the use of one stall to the use of the other stall or from the use of one side of one of the stalls for wearing purposes to the use of the other side of the same stall.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a multiple finger or thumb stall that is made from a single piece of material.

2o A still further object of our invention is to provide a multiple thumb or finger stall that is economical in manufacture and durable in use.

to those skilled in the art.

Our invention consists in the construction, arrangement, and combination of the various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in our claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1, is a side view of our complete invention in one of the many possible positions on the hand of the user.

Fig. 2, is a plan view of our invention showing the opening in its length and through which the hand of the user is placed.

Fig. 3, is a side view of the stall in a folded condition.

Fig. 4, is a cross sectional view of our invention taken on line 4 4 of Fig. 2, and more fully illustrates its construction.

In the performance of many tasks the use of gloves are imperative, and in many instances when gloves are worn, such as in the husking of corn, the principal wearing part of the glove or gloves is the thumb portion. In other words the -thumb of the glove rapidly Wears out long before the balance 0f the These and other objects will be apparent n glove, thereby great economic waste isvrealized. Single stalls have been used but theirl useful lifeistoo short. Wezhave overcome all these objections by providing a multiple stall that may beworn with or without gloves and onzeither the fingers or thumb.

In the drawing we use the numeral l0 todesignate thehand of theV userhavingthe thumb 11. The stall may be of any flexible materialand ismade merely-by taking an elongatedstrip, folding vits sidemarginal edges over upon each other and ,sewing` themtogether andthen sewingleach endshut in a circular path as shown in Fig. 2. This procedure provides aflat elongated-tuberounded at each end and having the-two side/S12 and 13 as shown in Fig. 3. Next we cut a longitudinal slot 14 in the centers ofeach ofthe sides 12. and 13 which register. with each other as show-n in Fig. 4. By turning the in vention inside outthe rough marginall edges will be inside the elongated tube or stall which will not only improve its appearance but adds to its useful'life. We havedesignated the two.ends of the elongated tube bythenumerals 15and 16, respectively. Our multiple thumb or finger stall: is now completed fand readyfor use, and all` thatas necessary` to install it upon the hand of the user is toplace the fingers and palm of the hand through the slots'. 14 andplace the thumb in between the two slots and into the upper end or upper stall of the invention. as shown inV Fig. V1. The slots14should be .ofsuch' lengths. as to havetheir lower ends` engagingk the wrist just back of the palm portionoffthe hand, thereby yieldinglyholdingthe invention'in proper position on the hand.) If it is desired a glove may be placed onthedhandv before or after the inventionis placed von the hand of 'the user in which case the glove will also aid in-"yieldingly holding the multiple thumbstalllin proper posi-tion on the hand.

Wrhen the forward or inner side of the stall on the thumb begins to show considerable wear the invention should be removed from the hand and the hand inserted through the slots 14 from the opposite direction in order to throw the worn side of the stall to the back of the thumb and the unworn side to the front of the thumb. When both sides of. this end of the invention become worn the other end of the invention should be used as a thumb stall by rota-ting the invention one-half revolution on the hand thereby throwing the worn `stall or end of the invention below the wrist where it is not used and where it is out of the way. This new unworn end of the sta-ll should also be reversed in due time so that it will also give service on both of its sides. By this construction a multiple stall is provided having four wearable sides, any one of which may be selectively chosen by the user.

If it is desired the stall may be also used on a finger of the hand as well as the thumb or one end of the stall may be placed on the thumb and the other end stall placed on one of the lingers.

`llhen the invention is removed from the hand it may be folded to atlat condition and placed in the pocket of the user where it occupies a minimum amount of space.

Sonie changes may be madein the construction and arrangement of our improved combination multiple thumb stall without departing from the real spirit and purpose of our invention, and it is our intention to cover by our claims any modiiied forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents which may be reasonably included within their scope.

We claim:

1. In a device of the class described, an elongated flexible hollow member closed at both ends, and two longitudinal slots formed ibn the opposite sides of said elongated mem- 2. In a device of the class described, an elongated iiexible hollow member inclosed at both ends, and two longitudinal slots in the opposite sides of said elongated member and located near the center of said elongated member.

v3. In a device of the class described, an elongated iexible hollow member inclosed at both ends, a longitudinal slot in the side of said elongated member, and a second slot in said elongated member located at a point diametrically opposite from said irst mentioned. slot.

4. In a device of the class described, an inclosed elongated hollow member having its two ends rounded, and two slots in the opposite sides of said elongated member into and, through which the hand may be placed.

FRANK L. BALLARD. WILLIAM A. ROBSON. 

